Beatitudes Radio

Do you live your intentionally? When you die, you will be fortunate if you are remembered by a few generations. You and I will be forgotten. If we’re lucky, like Quirinius the Governor of Syria at the time Jesus was born, we might end up a footnote in history. Your accomplishments, gone. Your possessions and wealth, lost. Join us as we begin the first Sunday in Advent with our new worship sermon s...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates a thought-provoking message, discussion and meditation. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, December 5 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

Christian persecution is complex. It’s been happening throughout history since the 1st century followers of Jesus challenged the Roman empire. But do we have a Christian Persecution Complex? To what degree were Christians in the 1st century persecuted? And to what degree do Christians in the 21st century continue to be persecuted today? Join us as Pastor Tony Minear, Ph. D. explores the final Beat...

Have you noticed it takes less and less to trigger your frustration and anger lately? Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." But what is peace and how can it be achieved? Perhaps, like many, you believe peace to be a cliché or a myth and not attainable on a large scale. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "If you want to change the world, start with yourself." Can this same correlation apply to realizin...

Why do we talk about death as loss? Jesus said, "Blessed are the mournful for they shall be comforted." For centuries, this Beatitude was understood to mean that comfort was realized only by the absolution of our sins from God. But in the 16th century, Martin Luther and John Calvin reexamined this Beatitude and what it meant to mourn a variety of losses in life, and a shift took place. Join us as...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates a thought-provoking message, discussion and meditation. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, November 21 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

Jesus said, "Blessed are the merciful." Of all the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, this is the only one that is truly reciprocal. Yet it’s this very quality of mercy that draws into question a person’s motive for compassion and kindness. Is demonstrating or showing mercy to another individual done out of a genuine sense of goodwill, or is it more obligatory? If it is more from a sense...

In the 21st century, we do not have a lack of food. Food insecurity does exist in America, but 39% of those living with food insecurity are obese. Why? Perhaps, the problem is simply the ineffectual distribution of food to the masses. Or could it be the food industry wants you to believe that hunger is a virtue, so you’ll continue to consume more sugar, salt, and fatty foods in quantity. In the Go...

Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, the humble and the gentle...for they will inherit the earth." Meekness, gentleness, and humility are all notable traits. Unfortunately, it's those very traits that are often exploited by the boastful and belligerent. So, the question is, what kind of shape will the world be in when they inherit it? This Sunday, we continue our worship series on the eight Beatitud...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates scripture, a thought-provoking message, discussion and music by Robert Payne and Brett Lashley. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, November 7 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” A lofty notion considering the countless number of definitions of what it means to be "pure in heart". Throughout the centuries, Christians can't seem to agree on the meaning of this Beatitude. Is it a measure of one's devotion to God, or of one's internal character? Perhaps it's our intentionality in living life like Jesus? This Sunday, Past...

A new sermon series begins! Join us as we begin a fascinating study of the eight Beatitudes or blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount and depicted through the eight new paintings by artist, Julie Frye, recently installed on the south wall of our worship space. This week we'll explore the first of eight Beatitudes, "Blessed are the poor in spirit."   What exactly makes a person "po...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates scripture, a thought-provoking message, discussion and music by Robert Payne. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, October 17 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

Ever hear your inner voice chiding you to bite your tongue, don’t say a word! ? Temptation convinces, cajoles, or even threatens us into inaction. But when, if ever, is temptation good? Should we routinely pray "Lead us not into temptation" or is greater self-reflection the antidote? Today, Pastor Tony Minear, Ph. D. wraps up his sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer and explores the meaning behind t...

"Forgive Us Our Debts." Forgive us our what?? Author Jon Bloom asks, "Ever find yourself reciting The Lord's Prayer outside of your home church and things usually go pretty smoothly till you get to the fourth line? Some will say 'forgive us our debts,' some will say 'trespasses,' and others will say 'sins'."  So, which is it? If it is "debt," is it a financial debt or a moral debt? Was Jesus speak...

Join Pastor Tony, Janelle Tapphorn and special guest Sara McFarland in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates scripture, a thought-provoking message, discussion and music by Robert Payne and Brett Lashley. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, October 3 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

"Give us this day our daily bread." An appropriate petition for the Israelites wandering in the wilderness hungry for manna during their 40-year exodus, but what does it mean for society today? The majority of households in the U.S. today (about 75%) live above the poverty level and do not experience food insecurity. As a nation of abundance and far removed from a third world status, what does it...

"Perhaps no other words flow so freely from the lips of well-intentioned people as the phrase 'the will of God.' God is blamed for so much! – Bishop John Shelby Spong .   Last week we explored Jesus’ vision of the kingdom of God and how it begins with ourselves. Can we also apply that same vision here when it comes to ‘the will of God’? Afterall, ‘the will of God’ is quite ambiguous. Can we recogn...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative worship experience designed to enlighten and challenge you with new ideas about traditional concepts. This service incorporates scripture, a thought-provoking message, discussion and music by Robert Payne and Brett Lashley. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, September 19 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

God, your kingdom come. 13 U.S. Service Members killed and 100's of Afghanis killed or wounded. Thy kingdom come. Americans and Afghanis fearful if they don’t get out of Afghanistan they will be executed. Thy kingdom come. Political parties in Washington D.C. play the blame game. Thy kingdom come.   Your kingdom come. What does it even mean anymore? If God’s intention for the world is love, compas...

“Hallowed be your name...” A radical petition? Maybe not by today’s standards. For many Christians, The Lord’s Prayer holds a rich tradition of practice recited corporately each and every Sunday during worship. And although it may seem customary (perhaps even a tad banal given its repetitive formulary for today’s worship), it was in Jesus’ lifetime a very radical petition. In particular, the secon...

Join Pastor Tony and Janelle Tapphorn in an alternative service of worship incorporating scripture, a thought-provoking message and discussion with music by Robert Payne. Next chance to join in LIVE:  Sunday, September 5 @8:45a (MST) www. BeatitudesChurch.org

“Our Father...” These summoning first words of the Lord's Prayer immediately direct our attention to the divine as a patriarchal figure—a metaphor for a father watching over his household. Metaphors are a powerful and useful device for something abstract, like God. Where does this specific metaphor of a Father come from, and are you comfortable calling on a patriarchal figure? Perhaps, you grew up...

No matter your tradition, be it Christian or non-Christian, chances are you've heard The Lord's Prayer spoken or sung. Many presume it was first spoken by Jesus, but when was its liturgical debut and why are there several different versions of this prayer? Today we begin our new sermon series: “The Lord’s Prayer”. Pastor Tony Minear, Ph. D. invites you to join us over the next few weeks as we expl...

In-between. It's that space of existence between the monsoon clouds and downpour of rain, the territory that lies between wakefulness and sleep, between pandemic and herd immunity, and the space traversing familiar rituals and evolutionary thought. What feels comfortable for you and where do you orient yourself when you're caught "in-between"? Join us this week as our Member in Discernment, ellie...